The Songs of Big Star

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Big Star’s final album, Third, is an erratic masterpiece filled with twisted deconstructions, righteous rockers, and beautiful ballads, sometimes blurring the lines between all three. Cut in 1974, the album has long been considered a cult classic. As he did for the first time in 2010, Chris Stamey harnesses an impressive array of talents to bring the songs from Third alive onstage. He’ll be joined by some of his fellow dB’s, lone Big Star survivor Jody Stephens, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan, Ken Stringfellow of The Posies, Mitch Easter, Gary Louris of The Jayhawks, and plenty more. The cherry on top is the fact that they’ll be working with the original orchestrations of Carl Marsh, who wrote the string arrangements for the album. But most important of all, the proceeds will be going to a great cause. The evening is a benefit for the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation, which aids young cancer patients and their families at UNC hospitals. —Jim Allen